-.\" $Id: eqn.7,v 1.34 2015/03/09 20:17:23 schwarze Exp $
+.\" $Id: eqn.7,v 1.35 2015/03/30 16:06:14 schwarze Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2011 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
.\" Copyright (c) 2014 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
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-.Dd $Mdocdate: March 9 2015 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: March 30 2015 $
.Dt EQN 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Ar val .
This allows for arbitrary enclosure of terms (not just quotes), such as
.Pp
-.D1 Cm define Ar foo 'bar baz'
+.D1 Cm define Ar foo \(aqbar baz\(aq
.D1 Cm define Ar foo cbar bazc
.Pp
It is an error to have an empty
Definitions can create arbitrary strings, for example, the following is
a legal construction.
.Bd -literal -offset indent
-define foo 'define'
-foo bar 'baz'
+define foo \(aqdefine\(aq
+foo bar \(aqbaz\(aq
.Ed
.Pp
Self-referencing definitions will raise an error.